yeah, i guess my expert isn't such an expert. i'll start with the diaphragm and see if that does it. then, if not, a whole new valve. i don't have a flow control adjuster. just the solenoid and bleed. as for the water in the box, its from me opening the bleed. and, not doing such a great job of putting the box and top back on. i figure it may be smart to dig all around and fill with class 5 or pea stone and then reset the box. thanks for your help.
o.k...got an expert out and we figured a few things out. unfortunately, afew days after the heads got weak again. he thought it was a root, and it probaby was. tonight I manually operated the valve and the trouble zone works great. so, a few questions: 1. when you manually operae a valve, how do you shut it off. I can't get it to turn off, other than shut down the water. 2. is there a ogica reason why a valve would supply more pressure under manual operation as compared to using the control box....
o.k. finally I found the valve. what an ordeal. Anyway, when the zone I was having the most trouble with kicked on, the line sounded sort of bubbly, sort of gurgling. I could hear it inthe ground. i just followed it and it lead me to the valve box. The box is full of mud. i removed the mud. Any hints on the gurgling sound. should I just replace the valve? There's alot of water in the box. Is it okay to take the valve top off and inspect with some water inside?
thanks. i'll get another repairman over. i'll bet i'm close. but i may be doing more harm than good. i'll keep you posted.
he charged $120. the wires (2 of them) come from one side of the house, from the control box. the backflow preventer is on the other side. i did follow the wire with a shovel, it lead me in a strange pattern and then into a bush next to the house where i lost it. i am stumped and my wife is pissed. it's getting frustrating.
hi. Me again. I hired a guy and he couldn't find any boxes. we did find wire. so, yesterday I started following the wire. my question: if i follow the wire i'll find the manifold....correct?
bought a house with system in the winter. the system works fine until about a month ago. now, one zone won't turn on. it almost seems that the water pressure to it just isn't enogh to push the heads up. so, all they do is leak. to top it off, i can't find any (and i mean any) valve boxes, they're all either buried or something else. it's an 11 zone system installed probably about 15 years ago. if i could find the valve box (es) i'd probably be able to figure it out. but, i can't find even one. a...
